Bag of Randomness for Friday, June 29, 2018

  • We bought a new-over-the range microwave from Home Depot and their contractors delivered and installed it yesterday. I’m a pretty easy going guy when service people come to GeeedingManor but I was a little taken back when these professionals asked me to provide my own dropcloth to cover the stovetop to catch any debris and to prevent any scratches,. That seems like something people in that line would work would take to each job. They also asked to use a few of my own tools. After installation, WifeGeeding noticed the bottom of the new microwave had a huge dent on it which made it look lopsided. The installers said they could take it down and get us a new one in a few days, but we’d be without a microwave for a few days. Or, they said we could call GE and they would schedule them to come out in about a week with a replacement. We chose the latter.
  • We bought a GE microwave to match our GE oven, but one thing I didn’t take into consideration was the color of the clock and temperature display. The oven has a green display and the microwave has a white one. I color difference bothers me more than I’d like to admit. So far I can’t find a setting to change to color, though I doubt that’s even an option.
  • Life Pro Tip – If you are ever attacked by a group of clowns. always go for the juggler.
  • Dallas Cowboys great Drew Pearson recently played a bodyguard on an episode of ‘The Young and the Restless’.
  • I worked at Lockheed Martin for a short time and have a small amount of their stock in a retirement account. Back in May of this year when it was trading over $340 a share, I decided to put in a stop-loss order of $293 and it filled yesterday. I haven’t kept tabs on the company, but I would have thought with Republicans controlling the Executive and Legislative branches of government the share price would prosper. Heck, a new Space Force is about to created and they need all sorts of stuff.
  • One Sentence With 7 Meanings Unlocks A Mystery Of Human Speech
    • I never said she stole my money” is a seven-word sentence that has seven different meanings, depending on which word in the sentence you stress.
  • Patty melts are under-rated and I can’t recall the last time I ate one. They are traditionally served on rye and I like them that way, but I’d certainly eat one using other bread.
  • “You trying to say Jesus Christ can’t hit a curveball?
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Bag of Randomness for Thursday, June 28, 2018

  • Gordon Keith had a funny line about Robert Jeffress, “You’ll never hear him say he can’t make a Fox News appearance because he’s busy working on his sermon.”
  • While watching the Darlie Routier special I was reminded of things which kept me from embracing KXAS/NBC5. Jane and Mike were always seemed full of themselves, as well as Scott Murray. I don’t know if Routier murdered her kids, but their coverage of her at her sons’ grave left a sour taste in my mouth. And, they had a young cocky loudmouth investigative reporter who reeked of seediness. I think it was Marty Griffin, but I’m not sure. He is now a radio host in Pittsburgh and married to former KXAS/NBC5 reporter Kristin Sorensen.
  • Every bio of former sports anchor Scott Murray states his two most cherished awards are ‘Dad of the Year’ and ‘Father of the Year’. I think the first time I heard that about him was when I was in the fifth grade and I wondered who or what authority can grant such a title? Did his kids simply give him two different mugs and he decided to throw that in his CV?
  • I have no idea if they do or they don’t, but I’d think Donald and Eric Trump would utilize their father’s iconic plane for travel.
  • I mentioned BoyGeeding’s kindergarten classmate lost his father this week. Despite it being summer, their teacher emailed the class and is organizing a meal drive as the family is expecting a lot of visiting relatives. She’s a heck of a teacher and a human being.
  • Trillion Dollar Inheritance: The World’s Biggest Family Fortunes
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